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01 August 2015; volume 46, issue 2

Electronic Resources

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    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) E56; Published 31 July 2015
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Editorials

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    A tale of two global emergencies: tuberculosis control efforts can learn from the Ebola outbreak
    Ruvandhi R. Nathavitharana, Jon S. Friedland
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 293-296; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00436-2015 Published 31 July 2015
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    Navigating the uncharted waters of combination therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension: COMPASS or dead-reckoning
    Jean-Luc Vachiery, Lewis J. Rubin
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 297-298; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00907-2015 Published 31 July 2015
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    Pulmonary arterial hypertension or left heart disease with pulmonary hypertension? Toward noninvasive clarity, but time for a new paradigm
    Robert P. Frantz
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 299-302; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00456-2015 Published 31 July 2015
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    Inflammation in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: accomplice or bystander in altered angiogenesis?
    Paul M. Hassoun
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 303-306; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00962-2015 Published 31 July 2015
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    The role of eHealth and mHealth in tuberculosis and tobacco control: a WHO/ERS consultation
    Dennis Falzon, Mario Raviglione, Elisabeth H. Bel, Christina Gratziou, Douglas Bettcher, Giovanni Battista Migliori
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 307-311; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00043315 Published 31 July 2015
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    Telomeres revisited: RTEL1 variants in pulmonary fibrosis
    Jonathan A. Kropski, James E. Loyd
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 312-314; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00710-2015 Published 31 July 2015
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    Delineating the hierarchy of lung progenitor cells and their response to influenza
    Jonathan L. McQualter, Geoffrey J. Laurent
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 315-317; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011915 Published 31 July 2015
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    ERJ Open Research: FAQs
    Anita K. Simonds, Elin L. Reeves
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 318-320; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00904-2015 Published 31 July 2015

Task Force Report

  • ERS statement

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      ERS task force statement: diagnosis and treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
      Jean-Marie Tschopp, Oliver Bintcliffe, Philippe Astoul, Emilio Canalis, Peter Driesen, Julius Janssen, Marc Krasnik, Nicholas Maskell, Paul Van Schil, Thomy Tonia, David A. Waller, Charles-Hugo Marquette, Giuseppe Cardillo
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 321-335; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00219214 Published 31 July 2015

Original Articles

  • COPD

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      Antagonistic implications of sarcopenia and abdominal obesity on physical performance in COPD
      Coby van de Bool, Erica P.A. Rutten, Frits M.E. Franssen, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Annemie M.W.J. Schols
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 336-345; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00197314 Published 31 July 2015
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      Sildenafil in a cigarette smoke-induced model of COPD in the guinea-pig
      David Domínguez-Fandos, César Valdés, Elisabet Ferrer, Raquel Puig-Pey, Isabel Blanco, Olga Tura-Ceide, Tanja Paul, Víctor I. Peinado, Joan A. Barberà
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 346-354; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00139914 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Smoking and lung function

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      Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, smoking and lung function in adults: the HUNT Study
      Tricia L. Larose, Ben M. Brumpton, Arnulf Langhammer, Carlos A. Camargo Jr, Yue Chen, Pål Romundstad, Xiao-Mei Mai
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 355-363; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00226614 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Asthma and allergy

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      A systematic review of socioeconomic position in relation to asthma and allergic diseases
      Eleonora Uphoff, Báltica Cabieses, Mariona Pinart, Macarena Valdés, Josep Maria Antó, John Wright
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 364-374; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00114514 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia

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      A quality-of-life measure for adults with primary ciliary dyskinesia: QOL–PCD
      Jane S. Lucas, Laura Behan, Audrey Dunn Galvin, Adrianne Alpern, Anjana M. Morris, Mary P. Carroll, Michael R. Knowles, Margaret W. Leigh, Alexandra L. Quittner
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 375-383; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00216214 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Cystic fibrosis

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      Matrix metalloproteinase activation by free neutrophil elastase contributes to bronchiectasis progression in early cystic fibrosis
      Luke W. Garratt, Erika N. Sutanto, Kak-Ming Ling, Kevin Looi, Thomas Iosifidis, Kelly M. Martinovich, Nicole C. Shaw, Elizabeth Kicic-Starcevich, Darryl A. Knight, Sarath Ranganathan, Stephen M. Stick, Anthony Kicic on behalf of the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic Fibrosis (AREST CF)
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 384-394; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00212114 Published 31 July 2015
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      CXCR4+ granulocytes reflect fungal cystic fibrosis lung disease
      Melanie Carevic, Anurag Singh, Nikolaus Rieber, Olaf Eickmeier, Matthias Griese, Andreas Hector, Dominik Hartl
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 395-404; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00173514 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Pulmonary vascular diseases

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      Bosentan added to sildenafil therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
      Vallerie McLaughlin, Richard N. Channick, Hossein-Ardeschir Ghofrani, Jean-Christophe Lemarié, Robert Naeije, Milton Packer, Rogério Souza, Victor F. Tapson, Jonathan Tolson, Hikmet Al Hiti, Gisela Meyer, Marius M. Hoeper
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 405-413; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02044-2014 Published 31 July 2015
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      Combining bosentan and sildenafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients failing monotherapy: real-world insights
      Fabio Dardi, Alessandra Manes, Massimiliano Palazzini, Cristina Bachetti, Gaia Mazzanti, Andrea Rinaldi, Alessandra Albini, Enrico Gotti, Enrico Monti, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Nazzareno Galiè
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 414-421; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00209914 Published 31 July 2015
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      Noninvasive identification of left-sided heart failure in a population suspected of pulmonary arterial hypertension
      Wouter Jacobs, Thelma C. Konings, Martijn W. Heymans, Anco Boonstra, Harm Jan Bogaard, Albert C. van Rossum, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 422-430; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00202814 Published 31 July 2015
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      Contribution of inflammation and impaired angiogenesis to the pathobiology of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
      Rozenn Quarck, Marijke Wynants, Erik Verbeken, Bart Meyns, Marion Delcroix
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 431-443; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00009914 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Tuberculosis

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      Evaluation of macrolides for possible use against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
      Anne-Fleur van der Paardt, Bob Wilffert, Onno W. Akkerman, Wiel C.M. de Lange, Dick van Soolingen, Bhanu Sinha, Tjip S. van der Werf, Jos G.W. Kosterink, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 444-455; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00147014 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Respiratory infections

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      Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): a randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection
      Clare E. Hooper, Anthony J. Edey, Anthony Wallis, Amelia O. Clive, Anna Morley, Paul White, Andrew R.L. Medford, John E. Harvey, Mike Darby, Natalie Zahan-Evans, Nick A. Maskell
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 456-463; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00147214 Published 31 July 2015
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      Myeloid-related protein-14 deficiency promotes inflammation in staphylococcal pneumonia
      Ahmed Achouiti, Thomas Vogl, Anne J. Van der Meer, Ingrid Stroo, Sandrine Florquin, Onno J. de Boer, Johannes Roth, Sacha Zeerleder, Cornelis van ’t Veer, Alex F. de Vos, Tom van der Poll
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 464-473; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00183814 Published 31 July 2015
  • Interstitial lung diseases

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      Heterozygous RTEL1 mutations are associated with familial pulmonary fibrosis
      Caroline Kannengiesser, Raphael Borie, Christelle Ménard, Marion Réocreux, Patrick Nitschké, Steven Gazal, Hervé Mal, Camille Taillé, Jacques Cadranel, Hilario Nunes, Dominique Valeyre, Jean François Cordier, Isabelle Callebaut, Catherine Boileau, Vincent Cottin, Bernard Grandchamp, Patrick Revy, Bruno Crestani
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 474-485; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00040115 Published 31 July 2015
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      αvβ6 integrin may be a potential prognostic biomarker in interstitial lung disease
      Gauri Saini, Joanne Porte, Paul H. Weinreb, Shelia M. Violette, William A. Wallace, Tricia M. McKeever, Gisli Jenkins
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 486-494; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00210414 Published 31 July 2015
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  • Pleural disease

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      Mortality among patients with pleural effusion undergoing thoracentesis
      Erin M. DeBiasi, Margaret A. Pisani, Terrence E. Murphy, Katy Araujo, Anna Kookoolis, A. Christine Argento, Jonathan Puchalski
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 495-502; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00217114 Published 31 July 2015
  • Haemoptysis

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      Haemoptysis in adults: a 5-year study using the French nationwide hospital administrative database
      Caroline Abdulmalak, Jonathan Cottenet, Guillaume Beltramo, Marjolaine Georges, Philippe Camus, Philippe Bonniaud, Catherine Quantin
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 503-511; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00218214 Published 31 July 2015
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Series

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    Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: shifting the paradigm
    Christopher J. Ryerson, Vincent Cottin, Kevin K. Brown, Harold R. Collard
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 512-520; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00419-2015 Published 31 July 2015
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    Staging of lung cancer: the role of noninvasive, minimally invasive and invasive techniques
    Georgios Stamatis
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 521-531; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00126714 Published 31 July 2015

Review

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    The impact of obstructive sleep apnoea on the aorta
    Thomas Gaisl, Daniel J. Bratton, Malcolm Kohler
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 532-544; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00029315 Published 31 July 2015
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Agora

  • Research letters

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      Objectively identified comorbidities in COPD: impact on pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes
      Rafael Mesquita, Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren, Frits M.E. Franssen, Janeli Sarv, Ziad Taib, Miriam T.J. Groenen, Swetlana Gaffron, Piet L.B. Bruijnzeel, Fabio Pitta, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Martijn A. Spruit
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 545-548; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00026215 Published 31 July 2015
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      Safety and efficacy of auto-titrating noninvasive ventilation in COPD and obstructive sleep apnoea overlap syndrome
      Patrick B. Murphy, Gill Arbane, Michelle Ramsay, Eui-Sik Suh, Swapna Mandal, Deepak Jayaram, Susannah Leaver, Michael I. Polkey, Nick Hart
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 548-551; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00205714 Published 31 July 2015
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      Sputum induction with inhaled mannitol in children
      Gerardo Vizmanos-Lamotte, Elisa Canturri Gispert, Víctor Núñez Eroles, Mireia Martínez Abelló, Joan Martínez Benazet, Antonio Moreno-Galdó
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 552-554; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00210914 Published 31 July 2015
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      Successful treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated bronchiectasis with immunosuppressive therapy
      Raphael Lhote, Christine Theodore, Tasnime Issoufaly, Dominique Francois, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn, Loïc Guillevin, Elisabeth Rivaud, Camille Bron, Marc Vasse, Louis-Jean Couderc, Colas Tcherakian
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 554-557; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00031115 Published 31 July 2015
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      Antibiotic therapy affects functional behaviour in cystic fibrosis blood mononuclear cells
      Lorenzo Guerra, Maria Favia, Stefano Castellani, Giovanna Barbuti, Pasqualina Montemurro, Anna Diana, Teresa Santostasi, Angela M. Polizzi, Maria A. Mariggiò, Stephan J. Reshkin, Antonio Manca, Valeria Casavola, Massimo Conese
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 558-561; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00230214 Published 31 July 2015
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      The problem of early mortality in pneumococcal pneumonia: a study of risk factors
      Joaquín Burgos, Manel Luján, M. Nieves Larrosa, M. Luisa Pedro-Botet, Dionisia Fontanals, M. Dolores Quesada, Mayli Lung, Guadalupe Bermudo, Benito Almirante, Vicenç Falcó
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 561-564; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00034415 Published 31 July 2015
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      Risk factors for the misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in the UK, 2001–2011
      Debora Pedrazzoli, Ibrahim Abubakar, Helena Potts, Paul R. Hunter, Michelle E. Kruijshaar, Onn Min Kon, Jo Southern
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 564-567; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00227914 Published 31 July 2015
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      Fluoroquinolone use delays tuberculosis treatment despite immediate mycobacteriology study
      Jann-Yuan Wang, Chih-Hsin Lee, Ming-Chi Yu, Ming-Chia Lee, Li-Na Lee, Jann-Tay Wang
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 567-570; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00019915 Published 31 July 2015
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      Antipyretic effect of dexamethasone in community-acquired pneumonia
      Stefan M.T. Vestjens, Simone M.C. Spoorenberg, Ger T. Rijkers, Jan C. Grutters, Ewoudt M.W. van de Garde, Sabine C.A. Meijvis, Willem Jan W. Bos
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 570-573; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00224814 Published 31 July 2015
  • Correspondence

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      Defining low-dose corticosteroid: the pendulum still oscillates
      Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra, Gourahari Pradhan, Priyadarshini Behera, Sourin Bhuniya, Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Deepak Aggarwal
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 574; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00023615 Published 31 July 2015
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      Defining low-dose corticosteroid: the pendulum still oscillates
      Takashi Tagami, Hiroki Matsui, Hideo Yasunaga
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 574-576; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00030415 Published 31 July 2015
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      Computed tomography in the diagnosis of bronchiectasis
      Ricardo Holderbaum Do Amaral, Carlos Schuler Nin, Vinicius Valerio de Souza, Edson Marchiori, Bruno Hochhegger
      European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 576-577; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00031415 Published 31 July 2015

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    “Contact investigation for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Gregory J. Fox, Simone E. Barry, Warwick J. Britton and Guy B. Marks. Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 140–156.
    European Respiratory Journal 46 (2) 578; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.50708-2012 Published 31 July 2015
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